Bonhomme's grandson, Aurelien Palthey, has guided this stellar domaine to new heights in recent years. Viré-Clessé shares the same essential soil type for making great white Burgundy- clay topsoils and deep limestone subsoils- with its vaunted neighbors to the north, Puligny and Meursault. And Palthey uses just a hint of barrel aging to allow the exotic fruit and zinging acidity to come forward. Almost every great restaurant in New York and Philadelphia feature this wine...and it's because it compares to those neighbors to the north...at a fraction of the price!